Property Record
1708 N FARWELL AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Justus and Margaret Vallat House |
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| Reference Number: | 106613 |
| Location (Address): | 1708 N FARWELL AVE |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1878 |
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| Survey Date: | 20042010 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Early Gothic Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | James Douglas (architect) |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' titled "Justus and Margaret Vallat Houses" exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. Justus Vallat was an engineer. Previously surveyed in 1986 with map code 259/35. Map name was LUQS 359. Milwaukee Connector Survey, Prepared by Heritage Research (2010). DOE prepared by Heritage Research (2010). DOE was combined with the nearly identical house located at 1714-16 N. Farwell (AHI# 106615). 2010: These two nearly identical houses on separate lats are well-appointed, two-and-one-half-story, red brick residences executed in the High Victorian Gothic Style. The house at 1708 N. Farwell has a hipped roof with gabled wings. The primary (northwest) facade features decorative brackets in the gable, a bracketed, one-story bay and a decorative wooden entrance hood. Window openings feature brick hoods with carved stone keystones and limestone sills. Fenestration consists of one-over-one, wooden sash windows. The building rests on a limestone foundation. The building at 1714-1716 N Farwell is identical except that it is brown brick and features one bay window on the northeast sidewall infilled with glass block. See #106615 also These two homes were designed by James Douglas and built in 1878. Both buildings were constructed for Justus Vallat, who was an engineer at a local flour mill. The Vallat family lived at 1708 N. Farwell and appeared to have rented out the adjacent house at 1714-1716 N. Farwell. After 1900, both homes were used either as residences or sites of small businesses. Justus Vallat was born in France in 1830. Employed as an engineer at the Eagle Flour Mill, which was one of the city's largest flour mills. The two Vallat houses were designed by James Douglas and built in 1878 at a cost of $3,000 each. The subject property was the Vallat residence while the house at 1714-16 N. Farwell appears to have been an investment property. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Milwaukee City Directory; US Census-1870, 1900; Milwaukee Sentinel, 28 February 1878 and 3 February 1887. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |